Trousers-guard



(No Model.)

J. W.OOOPER. TROUSERS GUARD.

No. 498,047. v Patented May 23, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. COOPER, OF SALEM, INDIANA.

TROUSERS-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,047, dated May 23, 1893.

Application filed March 3, 1893- Serial No. 464,634. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, JOHN W. COOPER, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Salem, in the county of Washington and State of Indiana, have invented anew and useful Trousers- Guard and Gaiter for Bicyclists and Pedestrians, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in trousers guards and gaiters in which a metal band holds in position a dirt, oil, or moisture proof shield.

The objects of my improvement are, first, to provide a shield for the trousers or limbs; second, to securely and quickly adjust the same; third, to so construct that though made of limp material it will maintain its proper form and neat appearance; fourth, to limit weight and bulk so as to be readily carried. I attain these results as shown by the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 shows the article complete; Fig. 2, the metal band A without cover or shield; Fig. 3, the cover or shield G showing pocket 1' for metal band A and the seams m which overlap rubber or other material which gives rigidity to same. Figs. A and 4 illustrate details of construction drawn to an enlarged scale. Fig. 5 illustrates the application of my improved trousers guard to the leg of a pair of trousers, for protecting the same, and Fig. 6, illustrates in dotted lines the position of the guard when worn under the trousers as'a gaiter.

Similar letters refer to like parts in each of to band A and second to act as catches for engaging with the locking notch a. One side of the washer 0 being elongated 1s after being riveted to metal band, bent upward thus forming the catch. The ring B is put into the receptacle 1) after the cover or shield O is riveted to the band and from the outer side, thus making a convenient handle for pulling and adjusting the guard to the limb. It may then be turned down flat against the cover.

The cover or shield C may be made of any flexible material which is calculated to exclude dirt, oil or moisture, and is shaped so that if worn either edge down will fit the instep snugly and thus may be worn either right or left (it being desirable always to wear the locking device on the outer side of the limb).

The cover C if made of limp material may have its edges :0 overlap a flexible strip or cord so that suificient rigidity will be given to maintain its proper form when worn. Running at right angles across the inside of the cover 0 is a strip of material similar to cover stitched to form a pocket r for the insertion of the band A. After inserting the band it is securely united to the cover by the washers c.

I am aware that prior to my invention trousers guards have been made for bicyclists but while they hold the trousers to the limb they give no protection to the garments from oil, dirt or moisture nor do they hold the trousers neatly as is the case with my invention and none are so readily adjusted.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a trousers guard and gaiter, the combination with the shield, of an elastic band secured inside the same, and having at one end a handle and a catch plate, of a series of rivets passing through said band and the shield whereby the same are secured together, and washers arranged outside said shield under the heads of said rivets, said washers having projections adapted to engage said catch plate, substantially as described.

2. In a trousers guard and gaiter, the combination, with a shield having a longitudinal pocket, of an elastic band inserted in the pocket and having one end bent to form a catch, a handle passing through the outside of the shield and engaging the catch-end of the band, a series of washers located outside the shield for engagement with the catch, and a rivet for each washer, each rivet passing through its washer through the shield and through the band, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN W. COOPER.

Witnesses:

JOHN P. KYTE, CHARLES C. COOPER. 

